In November, Grez, France
Artist
Robert William Vonnoh
American, 1858–1933
Datecirca 1922
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions45 1/8 x 47 1/4 in. (114.6 x 120 cm)
Frame: 58 1/2 x 60 1/4 in. (148.6 x 153 cm)
Frame: 58 1/2 x 60 1/4 in. (148.6 x 153 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Ann and Jim Goodnight
Object number2016.8.2
On View
Not on viewThe French village of Grez-sur-Loring, near the forest of Fontainebleau, was a popular colony for American, British, and Scandinavian painters. Vonnoh spent many seasons at Grez, setting up his easel and canvas in the fields and by the roadside or river. He often favored overcast days when the muted light softened colors and forms, inspiring a mood of quiet contemplation.
[L. Applebaum, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," 2022]Provenance**Created United States, ca. 1922; collection of the artist; to wife, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, New York, NY, 1933; [Berry-Hill Galleries, New York]; sold to Dr. and Mrs. James H. Goodnight, Cary, NY, 2001; given to NCMA, 2015.Published References“World of Art: Landscapes and Prints at the Academy,” New York Times(April 1, 1923), p. SM12.
“Vonnoh’s Half Century,” International Studio, vol. 77 no. 313 (June 1923), 233, illus. (b-w), 232.
“Newport’s Show a Success,” Art News, vol. 21 no. 39 (August 11, 1923), 4.
Arthur Millier, “Of Art and Artists,” Los Angeles Times (June 1, 1924), 38.
May Brawley Hill, Grez Days: Robert Vonnoh in France (New York, NY: Berry-Hill Galleries, 1987), 36, 38, illus. (color), pl. XVI, as Grez.
John W. Coffey and Laura Fravel, A Preliminary Catalogue of The Art Collection of Ann and Jim Goodnight (Privately printed [NCMA], 2014), no. 13 (as Grez [In November, Grez]), illus. (color).
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, National Academy of Design, “98th Annual Exhibition,” March 17–April 15, 1923, no. 213, as Gréz.
Newport, RI, Newport Art Association, “Twelfth Annual Exhibition,” August 1923, no. 112, as Grez.
[Possibly Los Angeles, CA, Stendahl Galleries, “Exhibition and Sale of Work by Robert Vonnoh, N.A.,” March 1924.]
Los Angeles, CA, Biltmore Salon, “Painters of the West,” June 1924.
Probably New York, NY, Durand-Ruel, “Retrospect to Date: Exhibition of Works by Robert Vonnoh, N.A.,” November 15–30, 1926, no. 2, as In November, Grèz, France.
New York, NY, Berry-Hill Galleries, “Grez Days: Robert Vonnoh in France,” May 6–June 19, 1987, no. 27.
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